Re: Strange window problem
Frank McCormick <fmccormick@videotron.ca>:
> On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:57:28 +0000
> Tzafrir Cohen <tzafrir@cohens.org.il> wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 10:30:59AM -0400, Frank wrote:
> > >
> > > For the past week or so I noticed an empty window which pops up
> > > seemingly at random on my screen. It looks like a terminal....but with
> > > no cursor inside. The only way it can be closed is by using xkill. I
> > > use IceWm and unless I kill it before logging out I can't log out!
Just suggestions, not answers, sorry. :-(
xwininfo (in xbase-clients).
I don't know icewm, but what's in icewmtray? I don't know rox either,
but could it be syncing with a online db or something?
I've never heard of [aio].
I notice hald is probing each usb device every two seconds. I've no
idea whether that's normal. Others can help, please? I'm on etch
with no hald.
I see nothing obviously wrong here either, aside from the stuff of
which I'm ignorant.
> > > I'd appreciate any tips on tracking this thing down.
> >
> > What do you see on 'ps fax'?
>
> frank@debian:~$ sudo ps fax
> PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND
> 2 ? S< 0:00 [kthreadd]
> 3 ? S< 0:00 \_ [migration/0]
> 4 ? S< 0:00 \_ [ksoftirqd/0]
> 5 ? S< 0:00 \_ [watchdog/0]
> 6 ? S< 0:00 \_ [migration/1]
> 7 ? S< 0:00 \_ [ksoftirqd/1]
> 8 ? S< 0:00 \_ [watchdog/1]
> 9 ? S< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
> 10 ? S< 0:01 \_ [events/1]
> 11 ? S< 0:00 \_ [khelper]
> 43 ? S< 0:00 \_ [kblockd/0]
> 44 ? S< 0:00 \_ [kblockd/1]
> 47 ? S< 0:00 \_ [kacpid]
> 48 ? S< 0:00 \_ [kacpi_notify]
> 123 ? S< 0:00 \_ [kseriod]
> 157 ? S< 0:00 \_ [kswapd0]
> 158 ? S< 0:00 \_ [aio/0]
> 159 ? S< 0:00 \_ [aio/1]
> 507 ? S< 0:00 \_ [ksuspend_usbd]
> 535 ? S< 0:00 \_ [khubd]
> 706 ? S< 0:00 \_ [ata/0]
> 707 ? S< 0:00 \_ [ata/1]
> 708 ? S< 0:00 \_ [ata_aux]
> 735 ? S< 0:00 \_ [scsi_eh_0]
> 736 ? S< 0:00 \_ [usb-storage]
> 766 ? S< 0:00 \_ [scsi_eh_1]
> 769 ? S< 0:00 \_ [scsi_eh_2]
> 861 ? D< 0:01 \_ [kjournald]
> 1442 ? S< 0:00 \_ [kpsmoused]
> 1776 ? S< 0:00 \_ [ksnapd]
> 1807 ? S< 0:00 \_ [kjournald]
> 3545 ? S 0:00 \_ [pdflush]
> 4273 ? S 0:00 \_ [pdflush]
> 1 ? Ss 0:01 init [2]
> 939 ? S<s 0:00 udevd --daemon
> 1900 ? Ss 0:00 dhclient3 -pf /var/run/dhclient.eth0.pid -lf /var/lib/dhcp3/dhclient.eth0.leases eth0
> 2094 ? Ds 0:00 /sbin/syslogd
> 2101 ? Ss 0:00 /sbin/klogd -x
> 2112 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --system
> 2387 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/gpm -m /dev/input/mice -t exps2
> 2396 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/smartd --pidfile /var/run/smartd.pid
> 2407 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/ntpd -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -u 103:105 -g
> 2420 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/hald
> 2421 ? S 0:00 \_ hald-runner
> 2441 ? S 0:00 \_ hald-addon-input: Listening on /dev/input/event3 /dev/input/event2 /dev/input/event0
> 2449 ? S 0:00 \_ hald-addon-acpi: listening on acpi kernel interface /proc/acpi/event
> 2460 ? S 0:01 \_ hald-addon-storage: polling /dev/hdc (every 2 sec)
> 2462 ? S 0:02 \_ hald-addon-storage: polling /dev/hdd (every 2 sec)
> 2464 ? S 0:01 \_ hald-addon-storage: polling /dev/sda (every 2 sec)
> 2475 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/gdm
> 2480 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/sbin/gdm
> 2486 tty7 Ss+ 12:54 \_ /usr/bin/X :0 -audit 0 -auth /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth -nolisten tcp vt7
> 2623 ? Ss 0:00 \_ /usr/bin/icewm-session
> 2672 ? SNs 0:00 \_ icewmbg
> 2673 ? Ss 4:16 \_ icewm --restart
> 2674 ? Ss 0:00 \_ icewmtray
> 2510 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron
> 2566 tty1 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty1
> 2567 tty2 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty2
> 2570 tty3 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty3
> 2571 tty4 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty4
> 2572 tty5 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty5
> 2573 tty6 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty6
> 2621 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon -d --login
> 2670 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session /usr/bin/icewm-session
> 2671 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --fork --print-pid 6 --print-address 9 --session
> 2677 ? S 2:52 gkrellm
> 2678 ? S 0:24 /usr/bin/rox -p=default
> 10665 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/bin/rxvt-xpm -geometry 120x60 -fn 8x16 -sb
> 10666 pts/0 Ss 0:00 \_ bash
> 10683 pts/0 R+ 0:00 \_ ps fax
> frank@debian:~$
>
> That's it - I don't see anything strange in there.
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